Brandenburger for sale

The Brandenburger horse is a well-balanced horse with a lively temperament, an easy to get along with character and little tendency to nervousness. Brandenburgers are to be found in all spheres of the riding and driving sport as well as in pleasure riding.

Following reunification with the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) , stallions from Hanoverian bloodlines and lines which came via Redefin gained a big influence on the Brandenburg breed. A Brandenburger mare, sold for a record amount at auction- 2.5 million euro.

In 1787 the still existing stud at Neustadt on the Dosse was founded. The breed was intended to be a multi-purpose warmblood horse, heavy enough for all farming uses and light enough as carriage horse.

After the second world war the breed was re-built based on Hanoverian and Trakehner stallions, the breed is not longer aiming for a heavy warmblood horse but for the sport horse type nowadays desired everywhere.

Exterior: Medium sized head, well set neck of medium length, straight and strong back, well-muscled, rather long croup. Strong legs. Size: Around 165 cm Usage: Riding and driving horse with quiet temper Colour: Mainly bay.

Horse breeding was first mentioned in documents in the Brandenburg March in the fifteenth century although at that point one could hardly however speak of a uniform or standardized breed. Thus without this horse has remerkable history attached to it. The development to the modern Brandenburger sport horse during the mid twentieth century was achieved by utilizing Trakehners, Hanoveranians and English Thoroughbreds. The national and state stud of Neustadt/Dosse, which was founded by King Frederick Wilhelm II in 1788, had substantial influence on the development of the Brandenburger. Brandenburgers are to be found in all spheres of riding and driving sports as well as in pleasure riding